Our Story
After years working across international songwriting, production, education, and artist development, we created The Song Method to combine collaborative creative practice with contemporary songwriting education and mentorship.
Drawing from both professional industry experience and research-informed creative methodologies, The Song Method aims to create supportive songwriting environments where emerging songwriters, artists, and producers can experiment creatively, strengthen technical skills, develop artistic identity, and engage with contemporary collaborative songwriting culture through workshops, mentorship programs, songwriting camps, and creative-development initiatives.
Meet The Team
Sarah Manovski
Sarah Manovski is an Australian songwriter, music educator, researcher, and producer currently based in London. With nearly two decades of experience spanning commercial music, higher education, artist development, and creative practice research, her work sits at the intersection of contemporary songwriting, pedagogy, and modern music production.
Alongside an active international songwriting and recording career, Sarah has taught across undergraduate, postgraduate, and professional music education environments in London, specialising in contemporary songwriting, advanced harmony, music theory, artist development, piano, and vocal performance. Her teaching philosophy combines industry realism with reflective creative practice, encouraging emerging artists and songwriters to develop both artistic identity and sustainable creative careers.
As a songwriter and recording artist, Sarah’s work has achieved international chart success, global radio play, television sync placements, and collaborations contributing to hundreds of millions of streams worldwide. Her current research interests focus on contemporary commercial songwriting methodologies, hook-focused composition, collaborative songwriting environments, genre hybridity, and the evolving relationship between technology and songwriting practice.
Sarah is currently completing a Bachelor of Music (Honours) at the University of West London and intends to commence PhD research in Songwriting and Contemporary Music Practice in 2027.
Steven Manovski
Steven Manovski is an Australian songwriter, producer, audio engineer, multi-instrumentalist, and studio owner with more than 22 years of experience working at the highest levels of the international music industry. His work spans commercial pop, electronic, K-pop, rock, country, sync, and contemporary production, with songwriting and production credits contributing to billions of streams and chart success worldwide.
Steven has collaborated with internationally recognised artists including Meghan Trainor, Machine Gun Kelly, Travis Barker, Sigala, MNEK, Nile Rodgers, John Newman, Tiësto, Ella Eyre, and TOMORROW X TOGETHER, while also achieving a Grammy Award nomination as a songwriter.
Alongside his songwriting and production work, Steven has extensive experience as a vocal producer, recording engineer, music director, and studio owner, having built and operated professional recording studios in both London and Sydney. His expertise includes music production, vocal recording, live performance, studio engineering, sound design, and collaborative songwriting development across a wide range of genres and creative environments.
Steven’s approach combines technical precision, commercial songwriting insight, and collaborative creativity, helping artists and songwriters develop professionally competitive music within contemporary global music markets.
